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Video Premiere: Ollee Owens ‘Some Days’
Rock & Blues Muse is pleased to premiere the new video for Ollee Owens’ new single “Some Days” from her forthcoming album ‘Nowhere to Hide’ set to release on October 25th. Produced by Bobby Blazier, the album also features Muscle Shoals all-star guitarist Will McFarlane on eight of the album’s eleven tracks.
From Calgary, Canada, Ollee Owens is a soul/blues powerful vocalist and songwriter who conveys hope and victory over challenging circumstances. Returning to the studio after the success of her acclaimed 2022 release, Cannot Be Unheard, Owens delivers her most compelling and heartfelt work to date. “Some Days” is a rich blend of blues, rock, and soul, offering listeners a catchy number that showcases her dynamic vocal range and deeply personal storytelling.
Ollee says, ““The writing of ‘Some Days’ came out of a desire to acknowledge the ups and downs of our day-to-day experiences and at the same time call out the resilience of the human spirit no matter what we come up against. Sonically, we imagined it as blues- infused song that leaves the listener feeling happy. It was recorded at Sweetbriar Studio in Nashville, TN, with some of the best session musicians in Nashville: Chris Rodriguez, Craig Young, Bobby Blazier and DeMarco Johnson. The energy in the room that day was palpable as the song began to take shape capturing exactly what I heard in my head when we wrote the song resulting in a soulful and hope-filled anthem.”
Watch “Some Days”
A rocker with heart and soul, “Some Days” reveals not just a soulful vocalist with pipes, but a woman who has lived through tough times and emerged triumphant. Nowhere to Hide, recorded at Nashville’s Sweetbriar Studio and Gnome Studios, shines with help from a who’s who of acclaimed Nashville session musicians Blazier brought to the album. “Bobby has an incredible ability to bring people together,” Owens says of Blazier. “We all got in the studio together, gave it everything we got, and made some great music.”
That great music stems from Owens’ backstory in the farming community of New Bothwell, Manitoba. As a teen, she gravitated toward Dylan, Delta Blues, The Staple Singers, and Etta James.
Owens and her husband started their family early and had three daughters, one of whom has a cognitive disability. After some soul-searching, and realizing her daughter had exceptional needs, she took a hiatus from music. “I focused on being present and engaged for my daughters,” she says. Owens then recommitted to her music with renewed passion and verve in 2016.
A native of the farming community in New Bothwell, Manitoba, Owens grew up listening to artists like Dylan, Delta Blues legends, The Staple Singers, and Etta James—an influence that permeates her music.
Nowhere to Hide features eight co-writing credits by Owens and a few covers, including Bob Dylan’s “Lord Protect My Child.” Whether its Owens’ confident delivery fueling the driving title track, the infectious “Some Days,” or the deliciously well-crafted “Shivers and Butterflies,” Owens is as dynamic as the eleven-track album is flawless.
Ollee Owens website
Nowhere to Hide Track Listing and Credits
1. Nowhere To Hide 3:55
2. Solid Ground 2:47
3. Some Days 4:15
4. Roots 4:52
5. Love You Better 3:45
6. Still in Pieces 4:14
7. Shivers and Butterflies 4:42
8. My Man 3:22
9. Love Hung Around 3:59
10. The neighborhood 4:06
11. Lord Protect My Child 6:29
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